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A leading Canadian research institute is offering a postdoctoral fellowship focused on materials characterization and data analysis. The selected candidate will work on innovative research with Rio Tinto, utilizing advanced techniques like X-ray diffraction and contributing to the development of new technologies. Applicants should have a PhD in engineering or related fields and a strong interest in interdisciplinary research.
Interdisciplinary Institute for Technological Innovation (3IT)
Organisation/Company Université de Sherbrooke Department Interdisciplinary Institute for Technological Innovation (3IT) Research Field Chemistry » Structural chemistry Engineering » Materials engineering Physics » Metrology Mathematics » Algorithms Researcher Profile Other Profession Positions Postdoc Positions Country Canada Application Deadline 30 Jun 2025 - 00:00 (America/Toronto) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 40 Offer Starting Date 1 May 2025 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Other EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Research project:
X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) are currently the methods of choice at Rio Tinto for monitoring the electrolytic bath process. Although efficient, they have never been used to quantify the level of carbon black in the bath.
The aim of this post-doctoral project is to determine whether X-ray diffraction (XRD), used alone or in combination with other characterization methods, can be used to determine the level of carbon in samples taken from the cells. X-ray diffraction data can be combined with measurements of hue, Raman spectroscopy, total carbon and qualitative observations made by operators or on the analysis line, on the absence or presence of lint or by tank image processing. Operating data associated with the presence of lint in tanks will also be available.
The selected candidate will be responsible for better understanding the relationship between the composition of the bath, the composition and structure of the recycled anodes as well as their final properties, the research work proposes to expand the range of characterization methods actually used by Rio Tinto to characterize the electrolytic bath.
The candidate should have a strong interest in, among other things, industrial production, materials characterization (spectroscopy, etc.), massive data processing and machine learning, scientific programming and experimental work.
Work environment:
This postdoctoral fellowship will be supervised by Professors R. Gosselin and N. Braidy of the Université de Sherbrooke and a team of researchers from Rio-Tinto’s CRDA. The work will be carried out at the Interdisciplinary Institute for Technological Innovation (3IT) of Université de Sherbrooke, as well as at Rio-Tinto’s CRDA. The candidate will benefit from an exceptional research environment where students, engineers, professors and organizations work hand in hand to develop the technologies of the future in Canada.
E-mail Emplois-materiaux@usherbrooke.ca
Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineering Education Level PhD or equivalent
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Languages ENGLISH Level Good
Research Field Engineering » Chemical engineeringMathematics » Algorithms